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Monthly reports released for COVID-19 cases at emergency child care facilities SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Starting this month, the Early Learning Division will be publishing a monthly report detailing the Emergency Child Care facilities reporting a confirmed or presumptive positive COVID-19 case to the Office of Child Care. The report can be found on ELD’s COVID-19 website. When ELD released its “Health and Safety Guidelines for Child Care and Early Education Operating During COVID-19,” it became a requirement that ECC facilities report confirmed and presumptive positive cases to OCC star...

Two months ago, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID relief package to boost unemployment benefits, deliver another round of stimulus payments to households, aid businesses and schools and support the

In a Child Care Desert, More Spots Dry Up ▶ [With Video]  Central Oregon had a big shortage of child care before the pandemic. Now, with far fewer slots, local groups are collaborating to ease the burden. As part of its economic vitality goals for 2019-2021, the Bend City Council sought to increase available child care slots by 20% as compared to September 2019. Due in part to challenges related to COVID-19, the Council has fallen behind its goal to increase child care availability in the area. Like much of Oregon, Bend is ...